The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Ross v. Blake that an inmate could not file a court challenge against a prison guard without exhausting all administrative remedies. The question before the court was...
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in two death penalty cases. In Moore v. Texas the court will decide (1) whether it violates the Eighth Amendment and the Supreme...
The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Wednesday reinstated a challenge to a Pittsburgh ordinance establishing a 15-foot buffer zone around abortion clinics. The Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) challenged...
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Tuesday in State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. v. United States ex rel. Rigsby , a case concerning allegations that the insurance company defrauded the government...
The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in United States Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co., Inc. that the Corps' determination that a property contains waters protected by the Clean Water Act (CWA) ...
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals on Tuesday stayed a lower court's decision striking down Wisconsin's "right to work" law . Judge William Foust of the Dane County Circuit Court in April struck down the law that...
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Wittman v. Personhuballah that Republican congressmen from Virginia lack standing to appeal a decision regarding an election district plan for Virginia's Third Congressional District. The district was...
The US Supreme Court ruled 7-1 Monday in Green v. Brennan that the 45-day limitations period for filing a constructive-discharge claim begins running only after an employee resigns. The court was asked to determine...
A Baltimore judge on Monday acquitted police officer Edward Nero on all counts for his role in the death of Freddie Gray. The verdict followed a five-day bench trial in which Nero faced charges of second-degree assault,...
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in favor of a Georgia death row inmate who claimed racial bias in the jury selection process. In Foster v. Chatman the court held that the Georgia Supreme...
